Railroad-tie.



P. KLINGBR & W. RETALLIOK.

RAILROAD TIE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 21, 1911.

Patented Dec. 5, 1911.

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' naILnoAn-rm flo all whom it may concern: -1 l Be it known that we,FRANCIS KLINGERV and WILLIAM Rn'rALnIoK, citizens of the United. States,and residents of Williamstown, in the county of Dauphin and State ofPennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements inRailroad-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to composite railj fioadties and the means forsecuring the 5 "sual rails thereto in an easy and substan tial manner,and the invention consists in the novel features of constructionherelnafter fully described and claimed, and illuswhich a I Figure 1 isa side elevation of a tie with the rails secured thereto; Fig. 2 is alongitutrated in the accompanying drawings, in

.. dinal vertical sectionof one end'of the tie,

showing parts of the clamping devices in elevation; Fig. 3 is a planview, partly in reticulated matter 12 and 13. Near each end ofthe upperportion of the tie is embedded,

as in the process of formation of the tie, a

, strong metallic casing- 14, comprising coun-v terpart side plates 14',each having an into ral end piece 14". Each of the side plates lies apair of tubular extensions 15 project ing therefrom laterallyto theadjacent side .of the tie, the extensions of the respective side platesbeing in alinement with each other on opposite sides for the receptionof a tapered-clamping pin 16.

Associatedwith :each casing 14 are a pair of clamping dogs 17. Each dogcomprisesa shank 18 which extends downward between the casing plates 14and I has a transverse hole 18" adjacent the alined bores of oppositeextensions 15, though slightly eccentric thereto. Each dog also includesa jaw 19 ada ted to engageover the base flange of the rail Rwhich maySpecification Of'LE'ttGI-S Patent. c a lication filed J'une21,1911.Serial no. seam.

slipped into place with their shanks ectmg lnto the casing, bringing thehole 18".,

rest upon the upper surface of the tie, or if stam na, 5, rear.

desired upon a plate thereafter the outer end 19' of the jawoverlappin'gor spanning the upper edge of the casing end Pi". The outer end of theshank 18 extends beneath the adjacent casing end 14". rail is put inplace-upon the tie the dogs are adjacent the bores of the extensions 15.The. pins. are driven snugly into place as indi cated in 'Fig. 5especially, the taper of which will draw the clamping dogs tightly downupon the casing and the base flange of the rail, thereby securing itinplace. In some instances it may bedesirable to em loy onlv one clampingdog of the charactermdicated pro- ' When the 1 at each end of the tieand provide any other L suitable fixed member to ooiiperate with it" Inother words, assuming that client the dogs is a, fixture, the rail mighthe slipped into place thereunder and then secure the opposite side bythe dog 1'2 in the man her above indicated. The pins 16 may he prevented-from longitudinal displacement 111 any desired manner, but as shownone-of the extensions 15 is internally threaded at 15- for the receptionof a threaded plug 26' adapted to abut against the larger end of i thepin wherever it may he after being driven snugly in place, but whichplug may easily be withdrawn by a Wrench or other tool in order to driveout the ins whenever it is desirable to disconnect t the ties.

. The several parts of the fastening devices- -may be made of anysuitable materials, and. the relative sizes and proportions thereof maybe modified to a large extent without departing from the spirit of theinvention hereinafter claimed.

e rails from Having thus described a preferred-embodiment of theinvention, what we claim as new and desire to of the United States is:

.1. The hereindescribed railroad tie'coinprising a composite body, ametallic casing.

embedded therein, tubular extensions extending laterally from thevcasings; to the sides of the tie in alinement with each other, meansassociated with one end ofthe cas ing tocl'amp one edge of the'haseflange of the rail, a dog havin a jaw embracing the opposite edge of theass, flange and having a shank extending into the casing and havring ahole slightly eccentric to the bore of the said tubular extensions, saidjaw having protect by Letters Patent a portion overlapping the upperedge of the I extensions and shank, and a plug fitted into casing and atapered pin adapted to be i one of the extensions to preventdisplacedriven through said extensions and shank ment of the pin,substantially as set forth. hole to bind the dog in place, substantiallyIn testimony whereof We have hereunto as set forth.

2. The combination with a railroad tie and a rail thereon, of clampingmeans for the rail including a casing having lateral tubular extensions,:1 dog adapted to emtwo subscribing Witnesses.

FRANCIS KLINGER. WILLIAM RETALLICK.

brace the base flange of the rail and having Witnesses: a shankextending into the casing, between WM. G. SToKEs, said extensions, a pindriven through said S. S. STRAUB.

afiixed our signatures in the presence of

